From the moment I saw him steal the opening scene of #fromdusktildawn at an advance screening at the Sunset 5 back in the mid-90's, I said to @samosier "Could you imagine what it must be like to work with a Yoda of acting like that guy? I gotta write for him one day." It took[...]

After a few teasing tweets, Kevin Smith has given his first solid indication that yes, he will be changing his distribution plans for Red State, and bringing the picture forward Instead of putting the film in cinemas in October, as was announced, the new plan appears to be a Labor Day Weekend release, meaning Friday[...]

I'm sure it will be very interesting to revisit the conversation and see how it feels having seen both Red State and Hit Somebody, a couple of years from now. Kevin Smith is currently translating the 5 and a half minute pop song Hit Somebody into a film that will last, if he has his[...]

Here's one of the things Kevin Smith and I have in common: we called in to Washington DC's Kevin and Josh Movie Show this week and talked about movies.*I called in to give a little bit of a Bleeding Cool-fuelled news update, and to ask a few questions of Dark Knight cinematographer Wally Pfister (more[...]

Tonight's the night of the Red State premiere at Sundance, and following the screening, Kevin Smith will be holding a live, public auction in the auditorium, for the rights to distribute the film I wish him the best of luck with this because, though I don't expect it will, there's a real risk that everything[...]

Kevin Smith has promised that his next picture, Red State, will horrify us On first impressions, this trailer seems to suggest he might well deliver on that promise.Now, a lot of those images are of the kind we've seen in so-called torture porn pictures, and I was expecting something a touch more understated That's no[...]

There's a strong line up of actors currently showing interest in joining Kevin Smith's Red State So far named are Dermot Mulroney, Kyle Gallner, Michael Angarano, Stephen Root and Melissa Leo Here's where you may know them from:
Dermot Mulroney: Lovely & Amazing, About Schmidt, ZodiacKyle Gallner: Veronica Mars, Jennifer's Body, A Nightmare on Elm StreetMichael[...]

Kevin Smith's Comic-Con panel came out first shred of Red State casting news So who is to be the unknown given the key role of a Fred Phelps-type figure?It's Michael Parks, unknown from his roles in Kill Bill, From Dusk Til Dawn and Twin Peaks In 1969 he was particularly unknown as the title star[...]

Sticking to his guns and filling the cast with unknowns, Kevin Smith is set to start rolling on his horror-film-but-not-how-you-think, Red State, as soon as next month He's already made it clear that the film is in some way inspired by Rev Fred Phelps, but other than that, it's fair to say the film's underlying[...]